KeyOptions has been awarded a portion of the Australian Defence Force budget for the development and delivery of advanced counter-uncrewed aerial vehicle technology under Project Land 156. 

Lockheed Martin Australia has signed a Teaming Agreement with Avalon Airport Australia to explore opportunities for the advancement of guided weapons production.

The Victorian Government has announced the award of over $800,000 to the eleven recipients of the Supply Chain Uplift Program’s fifth round of funding | Grant McHerron

Defence is acquiring 29 AH-64E Apache Attack Helicopters and Boeing Defence Australia has commenced recruitment to support the fleet.

Australia is seeing a renaissance of munitions manufacturing with the rise of Adelaide newcomer Ares Armaments as Australia’s second firm supplying ammunition to defence and law enforcement customers | Max Blenkin

The Australian Defence Force drone racers have retained their title for the fourth time at the Military International Drone Racing Tournament in upper New York State | Kirra Davey

The government has announced a raft of drone and counter-drone systems acquisitions under Land 156, including a Ukrainian drone detection system used on the front lines | Ewen Levick

A US HIMARS vehicle has flown to Christmas Island aboard a Canadian CC-177, offloading and then conducting a simulated mission firing a long range PrSM missile | Max Blenkin

The Australian Army's Black Hawk fleet has returned to South East Queensland's Swartz Barracks.

In a world-first, Australian Army soldiers fired air-to-air missiles from a NASAMS Hawkei high-mobility launcher at Woomera Test Range in May.

The government is investing up to $2.12 billion in additional stocks of advanced medium-range missiles to strengthen the ADF's air defence and aerial strike capability.

Land 156 envisages a complete CsUAS system of sensors such as electro-optic, active and passive radars and acoustic and thermal sensors, integrated with command and control systems to coordinate cueing and engagement of multiple effectors.

Army is in the midst of significant transformation. Following decades in the Middle East, the service’s focus is once again turning back towards Australia and its region | Ben Felton

DroneShield has received a package of three standalone follow-on contracts for $61.6 million from a European military customer. 

The Australian Missile Corporation has announced the appointment of Matthew Gibson as its new Chief Executive Officer.

The Australian Army’s new fleet of Sikorsky UH-60M Black Hawk battlefield helicopters notched up a major milestone recently, with the declaration of Initial Operational Capability and the delivery of the 12 aircraft | Nigel Pittaway